FWS - Grant Writing Intern II

Position Title: Grant Writing Intern II - Remote Department: Compliance Reports To: Nicole Steck / The Soulful Forest, Inc Location: The Soulful Forest, Inc, 202-10 Soundview Ave, Stamford, CT 06902 Rate of Pay: $23/hr Position Summary The Soulful Forest Inc. is a new Connecticut 501(c)(3) nonprofit bringing nature, music, and Social-Emotional Learning together in schools and healthcare facilities. This position helps secure the grant funding that brings The Soulful Forest to more communities.

Key Responsibilities

• Research foundation, corporate, and government grants that match our mission in schools, children's mental health, and caregiver wellness, to find the right funders.
• Build and maintain a grant calendar of deadlines, requirements, and status, so no opportunity is missed.
• Draft letters of inquiry, grant narratives, program descriptions, and budget justifications, which are the core of each application.
• Gather supporting materials such as program outcomes, photos, letters of support, and organizational documents, to complete applications.
• Prepare grant reports and thank-you letters for funders, to keep funders engaged for renewal.
• Help build a reusable library of grant language, to make future applications faster.

Qualifications & Skills

• Required:
• Current Post University student with a Federal Work-Study award.
• Excellent research and writing skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and work independently.
• Preferred:
• Coursework in nonprofit management, English, communications, public administration, education, or psychology
• Prior grant writing or research experience
• Familiarity with Google Workspace and online grant portals
• Intern II: Meets the required qualifications plus related coursework or prior grant writing or research experience. Drafts full letters of inquiry and narratives independently.

How the Job Benefits You as a Student:

• Students will gain valuable experience related to their program of study.